On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 09:28:55PM -0700, Marco S Hyman wrote: > Hey Tas... > > I'm trying to bring a second mini on line and am having a problem > that I don't recall how I worked around the first go around. Perhaps > you can apply a clue bat! > > I hooked up a monitor and keyboard, installed a CD created > from the latest snapshot, and was happy to see it boot OpenBSD > as I powered it up while holding the C key. Much easier than > I remember the first time when I had to build a custom i386 > kernel. > > Alas, my joy was short lived: once the bsd.rd is running the > USB keyboard isn't recognized. I'm sitting at the (I)nstall, > (U)pgrade, or (S)hell? prompt and can't go any further. > > Do you remember the the necessary tweak to get bsd.rd to > handle the USB keyboard? I don't remember this issue the > last time I tried to bring one on line. > > Thanks, > > // marc
On a macbook, not all USB ports are created equal. You have to use the frontmost USB port for the external keyboard when installing. Perhaps something similar is the case for the mini? -Otto